Venture capital exploded in 2014, with bigger deals and more eye-popping valuations than anytime since the dot-com boom. Katherine Barr talks what happens next and which opportunities will define 2015 with WSJ.

2014

The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) and research partner Thomson Reuters will in February 2015 publish their full report on Canadian venture capital market activity in 2014. In the meantime, peHUB Canada has compiled a list of the likely top 10 (disclosed) financings completed this year.

On the heels of a string of successful financings for promising technology companies in the past year, Vancouver-based BuildDirect, an online home improvement retailer, has announced its second financing of the year.

The C100 recently held its annual Accelerate Toronto event. These events, which take place across the country, celebrate and showcase technology entrepreneurship and innovation. This year’s theme was about scaling from anywhere, and as co-chair of the C100, Katherine Barr has firsthand exposure to what it takes to successfully grow a technology company.